Where does “krampaflog” come from?

krampaflog (Icelandic) comes from Esperanto krampi, from Esperanto krampo, from English cramp, from Middle English crampe, from Old French crampe, from Frankish krampa, from Proto-Germanic krampō, from Proto-Germanic krampô — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krampaflog (Icelandic): epileptic seizure

Definitions

  1. epileptic seizure

Ancestry of “krampaflog”, step by step

krampaflog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto krampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokrampito clamp
2Esperantokrampoclamp; bracket
3EnglishcrampA painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be...
4Middle Englishcrampe
5Old Frenchcrampecramp
6Frankishkrampacramp
7Proto-Germanickrampōcramp; clasp
8Proto-Germanickrampôcramp
9Proto-Indo-Europeangrem-to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap
10Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Icelandic flog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflogflight; seizure
2Old Norseflog
3Proto-Germanicflugizflight, flying
4Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grem-Every word from Proto-Germanic krampô